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Wheelchaired activists demand access rights
January 20, 2006SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Street theater drew the attention of passers-by to a demonstration Jan. 13 by 45 wheelchaired people and their supporters protesting the launching of an initiative that would deny access rights to Californians with...
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World Notes
January 20, 2006India: Activists protest toxic waste ship The decommissioned French aircraft carrier “Clemenceau,” which saw duty during the 1991 Gulf War, is on its way to the Alang scrap yard in Gujarat, India, where workers are to...
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McCarthyism resurrected in Europe
January 20, 2006On Jan. 24-27 the Council of Europe will vote on a resolution demanding international condemnation of communism and statements of renunciation from all communist parties in European Union member states “condemning the crimes committed by totalitarian...
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National Clips
January 20, 2006RICHMOND, Va.: Rally demands clean streams Virginia Voters for Clean Water (VVCW) gathered, over 800 strong, on the steps of the State Capitol Jan. 16 to demand that the Legislature approve $242 million to clean up...
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Hurricane funds aid private schools, deregulation
January 20, 2006Before adjourning for the holidays, Congress passed the Hurricane Education Recovery Act, which provides $1.6 billion in assistance to public and private schools and their students affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The funds, which must...
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